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**Exhibit      12.1**

| Line   |                                                             |   |   | Year                Ended December 31, |
|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|----------------------------------------|
| No.    |                                                             |   |   | 12/31/05                               |   | 12/31/04 |   | 12/31/03 |   | 12/31/02 |   | 12/31/01 |   | 12/31/00 |
|   | Fixed                charges, as defined by the Securities and   |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Exchange                Commission:                              |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 1      | Interest                on Long-term Debt                        |   |   | $                75,736                |   | $                46,702 |   | $                59,429 |   | $                56,409 |   | $                62,716 |   | $                62,823 |
| 2      | Amortization                of Debt Premium, Discount            |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | and                Expenses                                      |   |   | 3,642                                  |   | 2,697 |   | 2,838 |   | 2,302 |   | 2,346 |   | 2,037 |
| 3      | Other                Interest                                    |   |   | 14,299                                 |   | 2,319 |   | 5,423 |   | 2,859 |   | (42) |   | 752 |
| 4      | Estimated                Interest Factor of Lease Rental Charges |   |   | 20,643                                 |   | 19,617 |   | 20,452 |   | 23,233 |   | 22,856 |   | 19,716 |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 5      | Total                Fixed Charges                               |   |   | $114,320                               |   | $                71,335 |   | $                88,142 |   | $                84,803 |   | $                87,876 |   | $                85,328 |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Earnings,                as defined by the Securities and        |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Exchange                Commission:                              |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 6      | Consolidated                Net Earnings from Continuing         |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|   | Operations                                                       |   |   | $                71,021                |   | $                88,258 |   | $                59,138 |   | $                64,272 |   | $150,433 |   | $100,946 |
| 7      | Income                Taxes                                      |   |   | 32,861                                 |   | 49,247 |   | 27,889 |   | 33,032 |   | 81,063 |   | 74,345 |
| 8      | Add                Fixed Charges as Above                        |   |   | 114,320                                |   | 71,335 |   | 88,142 |   | 84,803 |   | 87,876 |   | 85,328 |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 9      | Earnings                Available for Fixed Charges              |   |   | $218,202                               |   | $208,840 |   | $175,169 |   | $182,107 |   | $319,372 |   | $                260,619 |
|   |                                                             |   |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| 10     | Ratio                for Earnings to Fixed Charges               |   |   | 1.91                                   |   | 2.93 |   | 1.99 |   | 2.15 |   | 3.63 |   | 3.05 |